Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have... The songs of England and Scotland - Page 85by England - 1835Full view - About this book
| Edward Mammatt - Art - 1834 - 486 pages
...That hailst thou sprung In vallies where no men abide, Thou might'st have, uncommended, died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ; Bid her...that she The common fate of all things rare May read m thee~How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous bright and fair. •Yettho' they fade... | |
| Music - 1834 - 358 pages
...Thou must have uncommended died. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spy'd, Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Bid her...come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not so blush to be admired. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee, How... | |
| Joseph Edwards - 1835 - 240 pages
...the light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die! that she The common fate of all things rare...time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! EXERCISE XXV. Prometheus, chained to a rock, laments his fearful destiny. His lamentations are interrupted... | |
| William Robert Spencer (hon.) - 1835 - 268 pages
...spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of Beauty from the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be admired, And not blush so to be desired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May... | |
| Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1836 - 436 pages
...spied, That, hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Bid her...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. Now closes the period duringwhich the English ports wrote under the influence of sentiment; and accordingly,... | |
| Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...spied, That, hadst thou sprung In desarts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Bid her...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. ON A GIRDLE. THAT which her slender waist confined Shall now my joyful temples bind : No monarch but... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer her self to he desir'd, And not hlush so to he admir'd. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. TO A LADY SINGING A BONG Ot HIS COMPOSING. t ii i. on is, your self you so excel, When you vouchsafe... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...the light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! WALLER. ADDRESS TO THE DEITY. O THoO great arbiter of life and death ! Nature's immortal, immaterial... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flowers in literature - 1836 - 434 pages
...her time and me, That now she knows When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Then die ! that she, The common fate of all things...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. WALLER. SENTIMENT. Farewell ! the tie is broken. Thou With all thou wert to me hast parted — I feel... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer her self to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. TO A LADY SINGtNG A SONG OF UtS COMPOStNG. CHLORlS, your self you so excel, When you vouchsafe to breath... | |
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